Aberjhani's Blog: Notes of a 21st Century Digital Scribe, page 36

Michael Jackson: Legacies of a Globetrotting Moonwalking Philanthropist (Part 1)

As what would have been the beloved iconic entertainer's 51st birthday approaches (August 29, 2009) the world community once again finds itself engaged in rediscovering, redefining, and re-devouring Michael Jackson. Some are feasting as they have been for years on continuous disclosures about aspects of his life (and now death) considered unconventional and mysterious largely because the man in ...

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Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (II)

"And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face, and the world we once believed in will shine again in grace." --Michael Jackson from Heal the World                   Your lungs must have been two harps for the way they flowed music through your skin.       By Aberjhani© August 2009

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Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I)

"This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on." --Michael Jackson, The Dance       The black star zooms gold.Wings of white flame torch his throat.His voice has arrived. A nest of brothersand sisters...mother...fathercradle your dream's tears. First comes time, then ...

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A Modest Proposal on Alternative Obsessions

Death and destruction came last year and they will be here ill-mannered, drunk, and stinking tomorrow so with your soul right now kiss me to a naked cinder full of un-silent love and grappling, I promise you nations will continue reloading guns and rehearsing stupidity tirelessly so therefore, and thus and such, in what we call the meantime please allow me to peruse the poetry of your velvet ...

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The Case For and Against Death Row Inmate Troy Anthony Davis

I had been back in the United States for two years when 27-year-old police officer Mark Allen MacPhail was murdered in 1989, and then 20-year-old Troy Anthony Davis was later convicted and sentenced to death for the crime. I have from that time-frame a vague memory of a newspaper headline that screamed in huge bold letters: DEATH PENALTY. I remember thinking, like the editor I had been in ...

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Creative Conversatin' Interview with Writer Nordette Adams (Part 3 of 3)

For the first part of this interview with Red Room member Nordette Adams please click this link. The concluding part three begins here and now:   Aberjhani: What is the last work of fiction you read that made a strong impression on you and why did it move you so deeply?   Nordette: I'm reading Toni Morrison's novel, A Mercy and while it is a compelling story, I have to say for the ...

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To Wish a President Happy Birthday

With reports that the "honeymoon" phase of Barack Obama's presidency has come to a close, it's probably a good thing that today is his 48th birthday and, because of that fact, he likely can count on some guaranteed TLC from various camps throughout the nation. The following was initially published in The Savannah Tribune in honor of the president's inauguration and is presented at ...

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Creative Conversatin' Interview with Nordette Adams (Part 2 of 3)

For part one of this interview please click here . Part two begins now:   Aberjhani: Through your various websites and profiles, such as Writing Junkie, BlogHer, Red Room, and of course now your Examiner column, different audiences know you in different ways. Some read you as a blogger, journalist, poet, fiction writer or all-around fantabulous (I made that word up: fantastic plus ...

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Creative Conversatin' Interview with Writer Nordette Adams (Part 1 of 3)

Red Room member Nordette Adams is a writer who wears a number of stylish literary hats. Whether as a journalist, poet, spoken word artist, fiction writer, literary critic, or mistress of the blog, they all tend to fit with a touch of classic flare. It was my good fortune to meet Ms. Adams via the Internet some years ago when I was a stay-at-home caregiver for my mother in Savannah, Georgia, ...

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Part 2 of Reivew Essay on "The Angel's Game" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

For part one of this review please click here   Trapped inside the angst of his existence, David attracts leech-like figures with no intentions other than that of exploiting him, and genuine admirers who love him deeply and try to give him whatever they believe he needs most. One of the admirers is seventeen-year-old Isabella Gispert, a would-be apprentice who is as devoted as she is ...

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